text_original: The wealth and power of the Church were a heritage from a former age. VIII WOLSEY'S DOMESTIC POLICY 139 in which the care for the higher interests of society fell entirely into the hands of the Church because the State was rude and barbarous, and had no machinery save for the discharge of rudimentary duties.
text_transcription: THE WEALTH AND POWER OF THE CHURCH WERE A HERITAGE FROM A FORMER AGE IN WHICH THE CARE FOR THE HIGHER INTERESTS OF SOCIETY FELL ENTIRELY INTO THE HANDS OF THE CHURCH BECAUSE THE STATE WAS RUDE AND BARBAROUS AND HAD NO MACHINERY SAVE FOR THE DISCHARGE OF RUDIMENTARY DUTIES
phonemes: ðə wˈɛlθ ænd pˈaʊɚɹ ʌvðə tʃˈɜːtʃ wɜːɹ ɐ hˈɛɹɪɾɪdʒ fɹʌm ɐ fˈɔːɹmɚɹ ˈeɪdʒ. ɹˌoʊmən ˈeɪt wˈɑːlsiz dəmˈɛstɪk pˈɑːlɪsi wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə kˈɛɹ fɚðə hˈaɪɚɹ ˈɪntɹɛsts ʌv səsˈaɪəɾi fˈɛl ɛntˈaɪɚli ˌɪntʊ ðə hˈændz ʌvðə tʃˈɜːtʃ bɪkˈʌz ðə stˈeɪt wʌz ɹˈuːd ænd bˈɑːɹbɚɹəs, ænd hæd nˈoʊ məʃˈiːnɚɹi sˈeɪv fɚðə dɪstʃˈɑːɹdʒ ʌv ɹˌuːdɪmˈɛntɚɹi dˈuːɾiz.